Learning and Discovering Through Play and Exploration

Everyone’s favorite mouse has been kind enough to host my family on his newest cruise ships the last two years. This year, after a very rough late fall / early winter for me health-wise, I received a little pixie dust in my e-mail…an invitation to the Disney Social Media Moms celebration!
I couldn’t be more thrilled to learn more, hang out with lots of cool bloggers, and enjoy the parks with my family.
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My daughter is really enjoying her Saige American Girl of the Year doll. She’s been reading the second book, Saige Paints the Sky. So, we decided to make a hot air balloon craft, inspired by Saige!
Materials:
inflated balloon
glue, diluted with a few drops of water
tissue paper
yarn
fishing wire
plastic container
raffia
Directions:
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1. Tear or cut your tissue paper in strips.
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2. Coat the balloon with the slightly diluted glue mixture.
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Candace Lindemann is a published children’s writer and educational consultant. She holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Working with school districts around the country and some of the most well-known companies in the education industry, Candace creates custom strategies, textbooks, and lesson plans. Her articles have appeared in print and online.

While Candace’s degrees prepared her for a career in education, she’s found that the best preparation for parenting is on the job training.